Well. This was unexpected.

Good evening (if you're on the east coast) all.

I joined because it seems like there's some serious writers on this board (you know...people who have...actually written stuff, instead of just yapping about it to that pretty new freshman with the long ringlets you're hoping to take home at the end of the night).

I'm currently working on multiple projects (a short story idea I just had, a novel, and a couple plots), and I've been writing long enough (and badly enough) that I've decided to stop being a coward, finish a story, revise, revise, revise, and try and send something out this year.

I've read the rules, and I know I can't ask for feedback until I get 50 posts. That's just fine. I'd like to get a bit more under my belt anyway first.

I look forward to talking to everyone; I've read a bunch of posts and everyone seems like friendly people who will tell it to you straight. That's what I'm looking for, and I hope to be able to help someone else too.

See you around!

Hey Sass,

The story's about a young woman who is struggling to find out why she's so unhappy when she has everything she wants: a perfect job, a loving husband, a lover who challenges her, and no children. I'm struggling a bit to stop analyzing and just write, but her solution makes the whole thing a bit awkward, and leaves the novel without a very clear definition of what genre it is.

Wow, guys!

Thanks for all the encouragement! I'll definitely hit up the Work boards and poke around for others advice!

CactusWendy,

I like my popcorn lightly popped, coated with butter, and drizzled with caramel. And since it's internet popcorn, and the calories don't count, let's throw on some more caramel!